Hat-pin shield.



E.- I. BATES.

HAT PIN SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-5,1916.

1,227,238. Patented, May 22,1917.

INVENTOR Emma/I ficzies WITNESSES ATTORNEY EMMA I. BATES, 0F PARK RIVER, NORTH DAKOTA.

' HAT-PIN SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed January 5, 1916. Serial No. #0384.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA I. BATES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Park River, in the-county of Walsh and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inI-Iat- Pin Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pins and more particularly to a hat pin shield.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of a'novel protecting means or shield for removable association with the pointed end of a hat pin for preventing the possibility of persons, standing near the wearer of the pin, from being injured. i

Another object of my invention resides in the provision of a novel resilient means carried by either the shield or the pin for removably holding these members in engagement with each other. and in various adjusted positions. 1

A still further object of my invention re sides in the provision of a device of the character described that is simple in construction, efficient in operation and one that can be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, char acteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a top plan view of my invention associated with the flattened point end of a portion of a hat pin.

Fig. 2 represents the longitudinal sectional view of the protecting means or shield associated withthe pointed end of a hat pin, in side elevation.

Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 4 represents an enlarged transverse sectional view of a modified form of my invention, illustrating to advantage the arrangement of the locking means with the pin and the shield therefor.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views, I provide a hat pin shank l with a flattened pointed end2, in

which is provided a plurality of uniformly spaced openings 3for a purpose to be described.

Removably associated with the flattened pointed end Qis my improved protecting means or shield. In the present instance the shield lis shown in a cylindrical form, although this formation is not essential to the eficient operation of the invention. One

end of the shield is opened while the opposite end is closed as illustrated by the numeral 5 and provided with small stencil aperture 6 for receiving the pointed end of the pin yet limiting its movement and preventing it from projecting through the closed end. I V

For. the purpose of removably holding the shield in an adjustable locked position on the pin, I have pro'videdmy improved lock 7 mg means. This means consists of a V- shaped locking element 7 formed preferably of resilient material, the arm of the element being bent downwardly atjthje vertex and terminates in an engaging knob 8, while the opposite ends ofv the armare bent outwardly in opposite directions to provide pivot projections 9. These projections 9 are pivotally mounted in oppositely arranged openings 10 in the shield so that the arms can be arranged in close relation with the inner sur face'thereof and so that the knob projects beyond the open end of the shield. When in this position the flattened pointed end which has a width substantially the same as the diameter of the shield is engaged by the shield and pushed toward the shank to the desired position, and thereupon the knob 8 will engage one of the openings 3. The

knob can be removed by exerting a finger pressure on the free end of the locking element.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown a modi- I fied form of my invention. In this instance,

the shank 1 is enlarged into a tubular formation as illustrated by the numeral 12. The locking element 7 is pivotally mounted within the tubular end 12, the pivot projections 9 being pivotally mounted in oppositely disposed openings13. Because of the 10 resiliency of the metal from which the element 7 is formed, these projections 9 will normally extend beyond the outer periphery of the tubular portion .12 and when the shield 4.- is associated therewith, the free ends of the projections 9 will engage oppositely dis- 7 posed recesses l iinthe inner periphery of the shield when the said recesses are ar ranged in alinement with the openings 13. To remove the shield 4 from the tubular end 12, the shield is engaged and pulled'outwardly against the tension of the arm of the element 77 causing the projections 9 to press partially through the openings 13 in the tubular portions 12.

Although I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myrinvention, I desire it to be understood that I am not to be limited to the exact details shown, however, I desire that great stress be laid upon the arrangement of the pin and the shield as well as the novel resilient locking means carried by one of the members for adjustable association with the other of the members for removably maintaining the members in engagement with each other for accomplishing the purposes specified.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it can be easily seen that I have provided a device that is simple in construction, containing but a few simple parts that can be cheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed upon the market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts. may be made within the scope of the appended claim and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

ings, a cylindrical protecting shield arranged about the flattened pointed end, a V-shaped resilient locking member, pivot projections extending in opposite directions from the free ends of the member and pivotally mounted within the inner surface of the cylinder so that the sides of the member contact with the inner surface, the vertex of the member being curved toward the center of the cylinder and projecting beyond the outer edge, and a knob integral with the vertex for adjustably engaging one of the openings in the pin. a

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence'of two witnesses."

EMMA I. BATES.

Witnesses V V 1 F. C. Luv, 7 C. D. Lon.

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